Κυνῶν πόλις

Stephanos of Byzantium - Ethnika

Κυνῶν πόλις OCR ✓ Trans ✓ Confirmed ✓
city
Entry #275
Greek source: meineke
Meineke: 394.20 | Billerbeck: Κ275
OCR: gemini-constrained (gemini-3-flash-preview) on 2025-12-23
Word count: 13
AI prompt: v1
Entities: Κυνοπολις (Cynopolis (city of the dogs)) [place], Αἴγυπτος (Egypt) [place], Κυνοπολίτης (Cynopolite (inhabitant of Cynopolis)) [people], Ἄνουβις (Anubis) [deity]
Etymologies: Morphological Composition: 'City of dogs' (Cynopolis: kyn- from κύων 'dog' + πόλις 'city'); Morphological Composition: 'The inhabitant [is called] Kynopolites' (demonym formed from Κυνοπολι- + -της); Folk Etymology Narrative: 'In which city Anubis is honored' (implying the city's name is associated with the cult of the jackal-headed god Anubis)
Place: Cynopolis | 📍 Map
Source: e9783110219630_i0858.jpg
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Κυνῶν πόλις, Αἰγυπτία πόλις. ὁ οἰκῶν Κυνοπολίτης. ἐν ᾗ πόλει ὁ Ἄνουβις τιμᾶται.
Cynōn Polis: an Egyptian city. The inhabitant is called a Cynopolites. In this city Anubis is honoured.

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